David Howard Thornton
Biography
David Howard Thornton (born November 30, 1979) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur and actor. He is known for work in stage, film, and voice over. He is best known for his roles as Art the Clown in the Terrifier films, Grandpa Who in the 1st- 5th national tours of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical, the voice of Shizoku and others in the video game Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom, The Joker in the YouTube series Nightwing Escalation, and as the eponymous character in the Christmas horror parody film The Mean One.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Night of the Living Dead II
TBA
The Horror We Make
as Self
2023
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
as Horror Film Expert
2025
The Mean One
as The Mean One
2022
Selfie King
as Self
2022
Screamboat
as Steamboat Willie
2025
Terrifier
as Art the Clown
2018
Terrifier 2
as Art the Clown
2022
Stream
as Player 2
2024
The Dark Offerings
as Tim Cobb
2021
Namaka
as Walter Notch
2025
The Dead Place
as The New Kid
TBA
Terrifier 3
as Art the Clown
2024
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas
as Art the Clown
2024
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
as Self
2025
Terrifier 4
as Art the Clown
TBA
Stream 2: Sudden Death
as Player 2
TBA
Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead
as Steamboat Willie
TBA
The Autopsy of Albert Kemper
as Albert Kemper
TBA
Rough Cut
as Arnold Drewitt
2026
